Blood type has been long established as having a role in an individual's susceptibility to norovirus,” says Amesh Adalja, MD, a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security who studies ...

Plant molecular biology is the study of the molecular basis of plant life. It is particularly concerned with the processes by which the information encoded in the genome is manifested as ...

A 24-hour stomach bug is a viral infection that causes diarrhea and vomiting. Most case resolve in one to three days. Sometimes called the "stomach flu," the 24-hour stomach bug is a type of ...

Caroline Igo (she/her/hers) is a wellness editor and holds Sleep Science Coach and Stress Management certificates from the Spencer Institute. She received her bachelor's degree in creative writing ...

"And as we age, we don’t make as many digestive enzymes as we used to." Reflux is when the contents of your stomach (such as acid) travel up your esophagus, which can cause heartburn. It can be ...

Constipation can feel like many different symptoms, including fullness in the stomach or pelvic region, cramping in the bowels, or feelings of heaviness or discomfort. Diet and lifestyle measures ...

New tools — artificial intelligence, in particular — have been integrated into biology and are driving discoveries. Researchers are creatively probing the different ways that multicellularity could ...

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a type of bacteria associated with peptic ulcers. The infection is hard to treat and causes symptoms of gastritis (stomach inflammation), characterized by abdominal ...

Gastritis, which basically means stomach inflammation, maybe the reason behind these symptoms. A bacterium called Helicobacter pylori is one of the main causes of stomach inflammation. If not treated ...

Dec. 16, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered unexpected diversity in the genetic processes that determine the sex of the African clawed frog, a significant discovery in what was already one of the ...

9 issue of the scientific journal Current Biology, was led by assistant professor ... The eels would initially swim in circles within the predator’s stomach before probing into its gullet ...

Normally, the esophageal sphincter (a muscular tube that lets food pass into the stomach and then cinches shut to block it from coming back up) protects the esophagus from stomach acid. However, if ...